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Reinventing Your Business Model in a Disrupting world

September 16, 2014 David Staughton

Useful Resources for Reinventing Your Business Model in a VUCA world

One of my clients turned red and burst out “They are eating our Lunch!”. He was belatedly aware that it wasn’t just the downturn or an industry recession that was causing his sales decline. Instead a new competitor was stealing his market share. The recent start-up was using web direct ordering with a mobile distribution channel. This cut him out of the traditional supply chain – a classic disintermediation play. He needed a better Business Model.

Technology and turbulent times are creating disruptive business models in almost all industries. The impact of the web is also changing communication channels and streamlining distribution. This creates NEW business opportunities that are threatening every traditional business model and incumbent businesses that preferred the status quo.

VUCA – A Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous World

Kevin Roberts, the CEO of advertising giant Saatchi and Saatchi pitches to multinational CEOs around the world. He said that most CEOs are wondering how to plan and grow in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world full of ‘black swan’ events. These VUCA events can include things like wars, tsunamis, earthquakes and even Oil supply turmoil. Kevin also announced that STRATEGY was dead and that “surfing opportunities” is the new order.

I call it the ‘Serengeti desert’ scenario – there are many business opportunities lying out there like fresh carcasses in the desert. The first few to find them get a profitable feed and the last to arrive pick on bare bones. Having a sense of urgency and being nimble pays. Get in quick, know when to get out and keep searching for the next opportunity. As speaker Terry Hawkins says – “There are two times in life – NOW and TOO LATE”. 

So how do organisations innovate and keep up with the rapid pace of change in a VUCA environment? Clients don’t want old-school management consulting and “sold by weight” hefty strategy plans– they want miracle workers with powerfully agile tools!

Perhaps you’ve noticed that people don’t read much anymore – they are too busy. I was with a CEO last week who pointed to a two foot high stack of strategic reports that he had not yet read – let alone absorbed, ratified or heaven forbid – had time to implement!

In order to get a CEO’s attention, advice has to be short, quick and to the point. To be implemented by the whole team it has to engage hearts and minds. Teams have limited resources – time, energy, attention, money and staff. If you want your strategy to get implemented, it’s time to try some new techniques that appeal to busy people of all ages – it’s time to think VISUAL!

New Business Model Generation

Business Model Generation BOOKA book called Business Model Generation by Alex Osterwalder et al is based on a website of the same name and is a terrific place to start your visual learning journey.

The book provides a set of useful tools for developing strategy, opportunities and new business models including ideas for canvas, patterns, design, strategy and process.

Alex loves the Business Model Canvas.

It covers NINE building blocks in detail – customer segments, value propositions, channels, customer relationships, revenue streams, key resources, key activities, key partnerships, and cost structure.

A chapter of the book also gives examples of Business Model Patterns including Unbundling, The Long Tail (for example – Amazon), Multi-sided platforms including models like Free! (like Google) and Freemium (like Skype) Even the popular – Bait & hook model (like Gillette, HP Printers and Nespresso), Outside in or inside Out models, Open Business Models, Crowd sourcing and others

Further, the book covers a range of hot design techniques including customer insights, ideation, visual thinking, prototyping, storytelling and developing better scenarios.

Practice Management business model, business model canvas, Business Reinvention, Disruption, VUCA

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Specialist Practice Excellence provides Mentoring and Training on Practice Operations, Patient Lead Generation & Enquiry Conversion for Specialist Plastic Surgeon practices across Australia and New Zealand.

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  • David is a conference speaker, consultant and mentor to many surgeons and specialist practices. He is an award-winning businessman & speaker who is an expert at growing practices and smaller businesses. As an experienced International Keynote Speaker he has presented to over 750 Audiences in 10 Countries.
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